Olynthus (mythology)

Olynthus
Founder of Olynthus
Genealogy
ParentsStrymon (Eioneus) and Euterpe/Calliope/Terpsichore or Heracles and Bolbe
SiblingsRhesus, Brangas, Sete

In Greek mythology, Olynthus (Ancient Greek: Ὄλυνθος) was a son of Heracles and Bolbe, from whom the ancient city of Olynthus, and the river Olynthus near Apollonia, were believed to have received their name according to Athenaeus. According to Conon and Stephanus of Byzantium, Olynthus was son of king Strymon, and brother of Brangas and Rhesus.

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